Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 406 Batu’s emotion, the end of the Western Expedition, return to Hara and Forest

If his predictions were correct, Batu's losses in this battle should be relatively heavy, and he should withdraw his troops soon. It is impossible for him to attack France again.

The strength of the Kingdom of France is considered an extremely powerful country in Western Europe, even standing alone. It is not much weaker than the Holy Roman Empire. After all, the Holy Roman Empire is a feudal vassal state, while the Kingdom of France is a unified country.

Moreover, after the West suffered such a major defeat, the Kingdom of England would never sit idly by. If Batu continues his Western expedition, then this is unrealistic.

It is even said that although the Holy Roman Empire was defeated, the territory in the German region may eventually be recaptured by others.

Whether he can hold it or not depends on Batu's ability.

In the original history, this boy Batu also defended the Kipchak Prairie and the land of the Rus, but the Rus were ruled by the Mongols.

The Russians are even more liberal than the Han people, and they belong to a semi-controlled state. Even their religious beliefs have not been changed, and their appointed officials have not been changed.

All the grand dukes that should be there were retained, and the other lands obtained by the Western Expedition were basically lost.

In the original history, Hungary's Batu only withdrew its troops for a few months before being reoccupied by Bela IV, and Poland's territory was similar.

Moreover, rebellions still occur from time to time in the land of Ross.

"Brother Zhang, what can we do now?" Guyu asked.

At this time, Batu's strength was weakened, which gave him some ideas. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he could suppress Batu.

Brother Zhang is still smart! He discovered Batu's flaw so easily, and guessed that Batu's losses would be huge.

"What to do? We can't do anything. Now in this land in the west, we can only rely on the backup we have left.

What you have to do now is to seize the position of Great Khan of Mongolia with all your strength. Wait until you become Great Khan of Mongolia. Everything else is not important. "Zhang Yong said.

Hungary, the Southern Rus region, Serbia, Croatia, and the newly restored Eastern Roman Empire, as long as these people stick together, there won't be much of a problem.

As for him and Guyu, please, the distance is too far and communication is inconvenient. If you send news, it will be news from a few months ago.

Therefore, in the territory of the West, it is still up to these people to do it themselves. What Zhang Yong can do is to build a blueprint for an alliance for them, so that these forces that he personally supported can unite together.

When Guyu heard this, he nodded.

"Brother Zhang, do you think Xu Liegu will know the specific results of the battle? Will the battle report sent by Batu be secretly sent to Brother Meng?" Guyu asked.

The boy Xu Liegu had already taken refuge with them, and Meng Ge himself did not know that his biological brother had actually betrayed him.

As long as they call Xu Liegu and ask him secretly, they can get the truth about the matter. Look at Batu, did he send another letter to Brother Meng?
"Probably not. This is completely unnecessary. If Badu really sent another letter to Brother Meng, it would be a big trouble for Brother Meng himself.

Now Brother Meng is right under our noses. As long as Batu dares to send a letter, there is a high probability that we will find out. He does not need to do this, and it does not matter whether Brother Meng knows the specific process. "Zhang Yong said.

Meng Ge himself is not in the West now, but is returning to the East. Whether he knows the specific battle process this time is irrelevant.

"Brother Zhang! I've been a little anxious lately." Guyu said.

"Just pay more attention to these things in the future. By the way, in the recent period, you should not go to Hulagu for nothing, and it is best not to have too much communication with him.

Especially under Brother Meng's nose, this will expose the other party and will not be helpful to our plan. "Zhang Yong said.

"Well! Brother Zhang, I understand. Unless he takes the initiative to come to me, I will not say a word to him." Guyu said.

"You have to be careful with all the sons of Tuo Lei. Their cities are very deep and they are not easy to deal with. You have to be careful." Zhang Yong said.

"Well! Brother Zhang, I understand. Don't worry. I will never underestimate them again. Brother Meng has taught me a lesson this time. I will not trust Hulagu, I will just use him." Guiyou spoke.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Guyu got up and left Zhang Yong's tent, heading to his own camp to rest. Early the next morning, after breakfast, the Western Expedition Army immediately started taking action and returned to the Mongolian headquarters.

Now everyone is marching on the Qinchak prairie. There are cattle, sheep, and horses along the way. They don't have to worry about eating and drinking. There are fat aquatic plants everywhere.

The Holy Roman Empire, at this time, the city of Rome was already surrounded by the Western Expeditionary Army
The Western Expedition army had defeated all resistance forces in Germany, and Batu won the final victory over the Holy Roman Empire, driving the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II, into the city of Rome.

But that was it. Although they defeated the Holy Roman Emperor this time, they only annihilated half of his army.

At this time, there were still a large number of troops stationed in the city of Rome. The firearms and various siege equipment of the Mongolian army have basically been exhausted.

"Batu! Let's end the battle this time! It's time for us to withdraw." Subotai came to Batu and said.

At this time, they were less than a hundred miles away from the border of France, and only a short distance away from Rome, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

But the Western Expedition army has really run out of ammunition and food, and now the soldiers are very tired.

The previous high-intensity battles had exhausted them.

"It's such a pity. If the national counselor Zhang Yong and the remaining Mongolian troops had not withdrawn, how could we have stopped here? We would have marched into France and into Rome." Batu He looked at the land in the distance and said with excitement.

"Genghis Khan also had this idea back then. He wanted to fight to the end of the sea, but in the end he found that he could not reach the end of the sea." Subotai said.

Being able to defeat the Holy Roman Empire and completely occupy the German region is already today's victory. If they want to enter the French region, they are already unable to succeed, and their army has also suffered heavy losses.

"I know, I'm just unwilling." Batu said.

"Why are you unwilling to do so? You are only in your early thirties this year. Go back and rest for ten years. When you are in your forties, you can launch another Western Expedition and then you can completely defeat them. Territory." Subotai said.

When Genghis Khan was this age, he was still a minor official under the Jin people, a tribal khan!
When he was in his forties, he defeated the Jin army in the Battle of Yehuling and completely laid the foundation of the Mongol Empire. The next ten years would be Genghis Khan's golden period.

Genghis Khan launched his first Western Expedition when he was almost sixty years old.

And how old is Batu this year? He had just turned thirty years old.

When the Western Expedition first started, these young people were all in their twenties. The Western Expedition lasted a full four and a half years, and this group of Mongolian young people had completely grown up.

There will be opportunities for Batu in the future, Subotai firmly believes in this.

"The reason why we were able to defeat the coalition this time was that Henry II and the gunpowder weapons left behind by the national army played a vital role. On the contrary, our Mongolian cavalry did not perform very well in this battle. ." Batu said.

The reason why the Holy Roman Empire was defeated so quickly this time was due to all the firearms Zhang Yong left behind, as well as some of Zhang Yong's previous preparations.

The refugees from the Austrian region killed a large number of German lords, causing civil strife in the German region.

As a last resort, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire sent troops to quell the rebellion. At this time, another chess piece arranged by Zhang Yong, Henry VII, also played a crucial role. This Henry VII, with the strong support of Batu, quickly gathered a large group of nobles from Austria, Bohemia and Germany, forming a powerful force.

The betrayal of his own son dealt a severe psychological blow to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. At this time, Batu threw another bombshell left by Zhang Yong to him, the Holy Pope.

The Pope has the supreme status in the Western world, and Batu issued various false orders in the name of the Pope.

This also caused a wave of unrest in the German region.

The combination of various reasons contributed to his victory this time, allowing the great nobles in the German region who were overwhelmed by anger to privately lead a large number of troops to fight with him.

This gave the Mongolian army a chance to defeat another main force of these coalition forces, completely tacitly deciding the outcome of the war, and leaving the Holy Roman Emperor to retreat to the Italian peninsula and the city of Rome.

However, this battle also caused great losses to Batu itself. No matter the Mongols, Kipchaks, Poles, or Russians in the army, they no longer wanted to fight anymore.

This time they killed more than 30,000 people. Later, when they pulled out these castles in the German area, they killed nearly 10,000 people one after another. Now Batu only has 60,000 to 70,000 troops. .

These armies were unable to attack France or continue to attack the Italian Peninsula of the Holy Roman Empire.

"Don't blame the National Preceptor. You know that the National Preceptor is a member of the Ogedai family. If you go against the Ogedai family, you are naturally on the opposite side of him, and you will win this time.

If it weren't for the back-ups and arrangements he left behind, you wouldn't have been able to win. Now we may still be facing off against the Holy Roman Emperor. Subotai said.

"I don't resent him, I just feel that I was a little short-sighted before. Looking back now, when we first met.

The first time we met was in Khwarezm. At that time, I followed him and Ogedei Khan to fight in the Delhi Sultanate. I was deeply impressed by those battles. " Batu said.

"National Master Zhang Yong is indeed a rare military wizard. What's rare is that he also has so many artifacts, especially his flying artifact. If it weren't for the flying artifact, he wouldn't be able to win every battle." Subu Tai spoke.

"When we were in Hara and Lin, he showed his kindness to me many times and gave me many ideas, but I couldn't listen to him at the time. It's quite ridiculous now that I think about it," Batu said.

"Do you regret it?" Subotai asked.

Batu glanced at Subotai, smiled and said nothing.

National Master Zhang Yong is his biggest opponent in the future. This person is not even Guyu. He has a hunch that the biggest conflict between the two will break out soon.

A few days later, Batu led all the troops and retreated to the border of Austria and Poland.

And held a grand banquet here, supporting several monarchs in the region, including Bohemia, Germany, Austria, and Poland. Batudu supported nobles of all sizes and became the grand duke here. .

These European nobles who were canonized by Batu were very happy, and they kept toasting with the Mongolian commander Batu during the dinner.

There was only one person in the audience, and his face was a little ugly. This person was Henry VII. Originally, according to his idea, Austria, Bohemia, and the entire German region would be his territory.

But what's the result? Only part of the German region was given to him, while Austria and Bohemia were divided among the two new great nobles promoted by Guy.

Henry VII was quite dissatisfied with this, but he did not show it. Now that he was under the eaves, he had to bow his head.

But he won't keep his head down for long. After more than a year in the Mongolian army, he also learned some things.

The ruling power of the Mongols is very poor. After the Mongolian army completely leaves, he will take the lead in rebelling against Mongolia. The man who once feared him the most has now left the west and returned to the east. He is no longer afraid.

And there are not a few who have the same idea as him. Many European nobles who accepted Batu's canonization had the same idea. After Batu's army left, they launched a rebellion and overthrew the Mongolian rule.

Let us rule these territories and then pay you taxes. Why do you think so? If you maintain a strong army to occupy this place, then we will listen to you, but once your army leaves, we will not care who you are.

And you, Mongolia, are not monolithic! Now these European nobles who have been canonized by Batu have one thing in mind, that is, send this man away quickly and let him return to the Kipchak prairie, the land of the nomads.

At this time, Batu did not know that sometimes it is very easy to conquer the world, but it is the most difficult thing to hold the world firmly.

For the Mongols, it is very easy to conquer the country, but securing this country is their biggest headache.

"Everyone! From now on, you will all be vassal states of our Great Mongol Empire. You will have to pay taxes to our Great Mongol Empire in the future, and when necessary, I will mobilize your army. You must obey unconditionally. Each of your new monarchs will succeed When you ascend the throne, you must go to the Mongolian headquarters to pay homage to the Mongolian Khan, or come to pay homage to me," Batu said.

He completely broke with Mongolia. The future is already foreseeable, so for these European countries, you don’t need to go to Mongolia to pay homage. You don’t need to go to pay homage to the Mongolian Khan. Just come directly to pay homage to me, the Golden Horde Khan.

"That's natural. Be loyal to Batu Khan!"

"Allegiance to Sein Khan! Sein Khan!"

The audience burst into warm applause and shouts, but it was unclear how many of these voices were sincere.

Half a month later, Batu, who had arranged everything, led the rest of his army and embarked on the return journey towards the Kipchak prairie.

A long time ago, Batu selected a location for the capital city, Sarai City. Perhaps it can be called Batu Sarai in the future.

The Kipchak grassland area is extremely huge. Batu occupied 2/3 of the land here, leaving only a part of the land near Hungary.

It was handed over to Baidar and Hedan. These two men only had less than 30,000 troops, and they were unable to fight against Batu.

Guyou and Zhang Yong, who had returned eastward, could not help here. The Eastern Roman Empire was regaining its former territory, consolidating its regional rule, and eliminating all the warlords, large and small, who had previously become independent.

The Kingdom of Hungary, under the rule of Queen Maria, is licking its wounds and slowly recovering its national strength. The several Grand Dukes of the Rus region who were previously canonized by Zhang Yong are banding together.

The two Grand Dukes of Croatia and Serbia took the opportunity to occupy some of the former Bulgarian Empire territory.

The situation across Europe began to undergo subtle changes. The lands previously conquered by the Mongols, Poland, Prussia, the Principality of Lithuania, the Austrian region, the Kingdom of Bohemia, and the German region, were all about to move.

Everyone is waiting for a leader to come out, or for the Mongol army to weaken.

On the vast prairie, Zhang Yong and Guyu led the Western Expedition Army. They walked for more than half a year and crossed the Volga River. It took more than eight months and finally returned to Hara and Mongolia. Forest.

Mongolia's second Western Expedition, the Eldest Son's Western Expedition, was truly over.

At this time, a grand welcome ceremony was also held in the Hara and Forest of Mongolia, welcoming the army returning from the Western Expedition into the Hara and Forest.

Among them are Guyu's mother, Turegona, and Zhang Yong's eldest wife, Princess Tulanlun.

After receiving the news of the return of the Western Expedition, Tulan Lun set out from the Guanzhong area and returned to the grassland a few months ago, preparing to welcome her husband back.

At this time, it had been five years since Zhang Yong left.

(End of this chapter)